Live prey

[Slim]

It's not like frozen mite eggs have a never ending shelf life.

Maybe this is why I've been lucky so far.

[JTrott]

I never said it did appy to you, but thanks for implying that I buy feeders at nasty pet stores. That was awesome

I was in no way implying anything towards you....nor was I implying that pet stores are nasty, I was making fun of everyone that when they talk about petstores, the word nasty, or disgusting has to be thrown in there......I don't imply things, if I have an issue, or want to say something to, or about, you, I would just say it......I don't need to throw in clever hints.....I am way to old for that crap......

Jason

[satomi325]

That's an entirely conditional statement...if frozen at low enough temperatures the eggs will die almost immediately. If frozen for long enough, even not at sub-zero temps, they will die...and it's only a matter of days, not extended periods of time. It's not like frozen mite eggs have a never ending shelf life.

I agree. But they have been known to survive at least a few months though, which gives plenty of time to transfer if there was ever such a case.

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[Slim]

I was in no way implying anything towards you....nor was I implying that pet stores are nasty

That's not the way I read it...

I raise my own feeders so mites come from dirty petstores don't apply to me....

But I am willing to take you at your word if you say you are in the business of calling a pointed garden tool a pointed garden tool. I'm in that business too.

[Mike41793]

I raise my own feeders so mites come from dirty petstores don't apply to me.......and by the way, not all petstores are nasty.....I have been to LOTS of petstores that I would not mind buying from or selling to....they just don't carry things that I want/need.

I have raised probably thousands of snakes over the past 10 years, and maintain a collection of just over 150, and have never had a snake get attacked/chewed up by a rat.......maybe that is because I take care of my rats the same, if not better than my snakes......I have the understanding that you only get out what you are putting in......just because I don't have almost 2000 posts in 4 months doesn't mean that I don't know what I am talking about.

We can argue/debate all day who is right, and who is wrong, and whos opinion is better, but in the end of the day it is all just opinions. No matter how you feed your snakes, it is up to you to do it in a responsible way......

Good day to everyone,
Jason

I apologize. I realize what i may have said sounded rude. I was just being sarcastic lol. As i suspected you DO have a ton of experience with snakes and feeding live. You also raise your own rats which make a huge difference. I respect that. BUT i dont think someone who is new to snakes should be doing the same thing as you. Theyll think that they can just get a rat from a petstore and drop it in the tank and forget about it. That may sound absurd to you bc you have alot of experience and know thats a really bad idea, but i gurantee there are people out there that would try it. And the number of posts someone has, has nothing to do with how much they know. I wasnt trying to sound like a know it all.

[JTrott]

Petstore rats are just as calm or vicious as the rats I breed......has nothing to do with where they come from.....it is a matter of using the gray stuff between you ears for something more than keeping your ears seperated......if 'new' people cannot use common sense and not leave a rat in the tub/cage for hours on end, then maybe they should not have purchased the snake to begin with and have LOTS bigger problems....it is all a matter of common sense, and I would agree....some people have more than others.....

Jason

[JTrott]

That's not the way I read it...

The rest of the sentence was......."by the way, not all petstores are nasty.....I have been to LOTS of petstores that I would not mind buying from or selling to....they just don't carry things that I want/need.".......that was meant to be a side note...sorry it didn't come out that way.....hard to portray emotion and stuff on a forum.....

My apologies if it came across the wrong way.....

Jason

[serpent fan]

Did you guys know that racecar spelled backwards is also racecar!

[Mike41793]

Petstore rats are just as calm or vicious as the rats I breed......has nothing to do with where they come from.....it is a matter of using the gray stuff between you ears for something more than keeping your ears seperated......if 'new' people cannot use common sense and not leave a rat in the tub/cage for hours on end, then maybe they should not have purchased the snake to begin with and have LOTS bigger problems....it is all a matter of common sense, and I would agree....some people have more than others.....

Jason

Very true i agree lol

On a side note: you dont breed the rats for being docile at all? Like ive heard some people feed off mean or cannabalistic ones and through generations develop nicer ones. Just curious...

[robinbanks]

I just got a spider ball python and he's used to eating frozen/thawed. So my question is how to convert him to live Prey?

Thanks

Do what you gotta do. but I would start off with something small.